Ricardo van Rhijn

Ricardo van Rhijn
Personal information
Full name Ricardo van Rhijn
Date of birth 13 June 1991 (1991-06-13) (age 20)
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Ajax
Number 34
Youth career
1996-2002 RKSV DoCoS
2002-2008 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008– Ajax 1 (0)
National team‡
2010- Netherlands U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2011

Ricardo van Rhijn (born 13 June 1991 in Leiden, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional football player, currently playing as a central defender for Eredivisie side AFC Ajax.[1]

Contents

Club career

RKSV DoCoS

Ricardo van Rhijn began his football career at RKSV DoCoS, where he left a lasting impression as a central defender on the DoCoS sportspark. In 2002, at age twelve, Ricardo van Rhijn transferred to the youth squad of Ajax, turning down offers from other clubs, such as ADO Den Haag and Feyenoord.[2]

AFC Ajax

Three years after transferring to the Amsterdam club, he began playing for the Ajax B1 team in the youth ranks, winning the national championship, under coach Robin Pronk. After this successful season, van Rhijn was offered his first contract, moving up to the Ajax A1 selection, skipping past the Ajax B1 selection, which is the usual next step, and signing on for three years.

Under then youth coach Frank de Boer, Ricardo enjoyed two successful seasons with Ajax A1, defending alongside Timothy van der Meulen in his first year, and Bryan Ottenhof the following season. This led to a contract extension for one additional year. On 21 September 2011, Ricardo made his debut for the senior squad in a KNVB Cup match against VV Noordwijk, helping his side to a 1-3 away win, coming on as a substitute for Toby Alderweireld in the '65 minute.[3]

Statistics

As of 2011-10-19
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total
2011–12 AFC Ajax Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0
Career total 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Ricardo van Rhijn profile" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 2011-10-19. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ricardo-van-rhijn/bilanz-detail/spieler_124883_7474.html. 
  2. ^ "Ricardo van Rhijn" (in Dutch). DoCoS.nl. 2011-10-19. http://www.docos.nl/index.php?structure_id=9c70cd8ce95b66e8eddc21d586aa9577&news_id=c17df7fe4dd80843c7bcdae4ba93708c. 
  3. ^ "VV Noordwijk - Ajax Spielbericht". Transfermarkt. http://www.transfermarkt.asia/en/vv-noordwijkajax/index/spielbericht_1141818.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
AFC Ajax – current squad